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Old Aug 21, 2019, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by sarcgeo View Post
Some of you may have seen my posts under survivors of abuse. I have been doing research and found that I may have PTSD, or complex PTSD. How do I know if I have that?

--sarc

because of the change over to a new mental health system in 2013 and the fact that treatment providers get supplemental updates frequently telling them privately of changes and additions to mental disorders, symptoms, diagnostics and how to treat disorders, you will only know if you have a mental disorder if a treatment provider diagnosis you with one. here in America we do not have the diagnosis label CPTSD. here is what PTSD diagnosis's that are here in America. keep in mind I am not saying the problem does not exist. Im saying its not called that here in America. here its more individualized. a treatment provider asks you questions, you do some tests then based on your own individual way that your PTSD symptoms affect you, you will be given a diagnosis of one of these...

Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorder
Adjustment Disorders
Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder
Unspecified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder

some of these are only diagnosed in children.

the Unspecified Trauma and stressor-related disorder is used in emergency situations like in the ER then later gets changed when a person sees their regular treatment provider, its a short term temporary diagnosis.

Other Specified means the treatment provider has a private for their use only listing of diagnosis's and diagnostic criteria, when you get diagnosed with this you will get a diagnosis name and it will look like this on your files OSTSRD - (Name of disorder from private treatment providers only list of disorders) CPTSD is not one of the disorder names on the list that is not public and its very hard to get diagnosed with any of the 5-15 disorders on the private, not for public use listing)

my own CPTSD diagnosis is called Acute Stress Disorder.